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Saturday, 10 October 2015

I
got asked to write a post about Fragile X Awareness day which is
every year and I finally got a t shirt (I missed out last year I was
too slow) it has been a while since I've blogged about Fragile
X. When I tweeted that I'd got my t shirt I was asked if I
wanted to write about awareness day so I thought why not.

This
Saturday 10th October 2015 it is Fragile X Syndrome Awareness
Day Fragile x is a genetic condition and is the leading
inherited cause of learning disabilities and single gene cause of
autism. However many people’s needs are being missed,misdiagnosed or misunderstood as a result of lack of recognition or
understanding of the condition more awareness needs to be done so it gets understood by people. Raising awareness is so important to
help make sure that people understand what Fragile X is and their
families get the recognition and support they deserve.

There
are a lot of different of characteristics related to Fragile x but an
individual can have some of these fragile X/Learning disabilities are
more common in boys,some have severe learning disabilities,which is
rare and girls usually have milder disabilities which is what I have.

Common behavioural
features are short attention span,getting
distracted,restlessness,impulsiveness and activity and sensory
problems some of the other things that are related are avoiding eye
contact, anxiety in social situations, insistence on familiar
routines and hand flapping or hand biting.

Many people with fragile X
relate well to others, anxiety in unfamiliar or unpredictable
situations may cause them to act in this
way.The minority of individuals who have
Fragile X will show problems relating to others and may receive
a diagnosis of autism. People are often described
as having likable personalities, being sensitive to
others emotions and as having a good sense of humour.

Not
many people have heard of Fragile X before and people need to be
aware of it more and to understand what it is,what it's about and how
it effects people. I do find it hard to explain to people when they
ask what is it but I do try my best!. My Grandad passed away in June
this year he had Fragile X and my mum is a carrier but my sister
and dad are neither. Raise awareness day is a day that people come
together to make aware of Fragile X,so wearing a
t-shirt will help and also raise money for Fragile X.